Blue Heaven said:samharris said:Blue Heaven said:'It' would suggest one thing, not normally three things! Look, one thing you and I might actually agree about is that Bobby shouldn't necessarily be sacked (nor maybe retained) based on results only. With the Barca Boys in now, there are overarching goals for the entire footballing side of the operation which Bobby will be evaluated on. What kind of a trainer is he? Will he buy into a Barca style of play? Will he bring youth players forward into the first team, as appropriate. It's merely idle conjecture on my part, but I have a feeling that these evaluations will be just as important as where we finish in the League, etc.
I like you,want what is best,and if these guys can all club together to get the best for city then we we will all reap the rewards..
Give Bob one more season is all I want. If he fucks it up then its time to go..
It isnt his time to go just yet.
Fair enough, Sam. We can simply agree to disagree about Bobby. But if he is retained for next season, and turns it all around, I'll be back here to take my medicine and continue to cheer us on. I am desperate for us to continue to move forward with 'The Project' with or without Bobby (or Txiki or Soriano or anyone else). Our enemies are legion, and they are circling overhead, what with their UEFA FFP garbage and now EPL similar requirements, all hatched by Platini, Gill and the rest. Now, the Sheikh's money is somewhat irrelevant, and we no longer have the margin for error in major decision-making that we had when he first purchased the club. There are critical decisions to be taken, including what to do with Bobby, and whatever they wind up being, they had better be good ones, or we could be badly screwed. Txiki, in particular, will be under excruciating pressure this summer, far worse than what even Bobby has had to endure.
Glad we can finally talk as grown ups :) FFP will play a major part in anything that transpires in the summer, Any new manager will want huge spending to turn the team to their own design..
This will of course put the team back to gel mode all over again. Can this scenario really be afforded when just tweaking of the team and mistakes is all thats required..
Changes are more of a financial scenario tbh.